Essays and Research Papers on 20th Century Europe

A paper which looks at the postwar and the new industrial settlements, with reference to Thatcherism and the changing role of the trade unions in the UK. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 4 page essay that examines the position of Albert Camus, the famous French existentialist philosopher was born and raised in French Algiers, a Pied noir and a liberal, regarding the Algerian War. The writer shows that his stance on the Algerian War was reasoned and fair to both sides, but ultimately unworkable ...

A 12 page research paper that examines the basis of French nationalism within the framework of the French Revolution of 1789. French colonialism and the French Algerian war are discussed in this context. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper examines why Count Camillo Cavour should be recognized as the Father of the Risorgimento. This paper highlights the notable achievements of Cavour and their widespread impact. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page overview of the manner in which Nazi ideology overtook a people. The Nazis spread an ideology which, although we recognize as deleterious today, seemed to many to be a prudent address of the situation which they were confronting. That ideology centered around the decimation of the Jewish people. Bibliography ...

A 6 page paper which examines the book’s them, author’s point of view, and offers a personal perspective of the text. No additional sources are used.

In Britain, between the years of 1918 and 1930 unemployment rates averaged 14%. This 3 page paper examines why, following the First World War, unemployment became such a controversial political issue. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 6 page review of the first part of Hannah Arendt's three volume set. This paper explores Arendt's views on the relationship between historical setting, totalitarianism, and anti-Semitism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper covers the effectiveness of the MI6, Britain's intelligence agency, during and immediately after the Cold War. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper points out some mistakes and weaknesses made both by the KGB and CIA during the pre-Cold War years. There is also some discussion about errors committed during the Cold War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page overview of the role modernization played in racism for American blacks and European Jews. The author introduces the arguments presented by author George M. Frederickson in his book "Racism: A Short History" No additional sources are listed.

This 7 page paper examines a book by Mark Pittaway that looks at the history of Eastern Europe during much of the twentieth century. Many of his ideas are related to economic causes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page essay that reviews and discusses Ian Kershaw's 1987 text The Hitler Myth. Kershaw addresses the cultural and contextual circumstances that sustained the popularity of Hitler and the Nazi Party. The principle thesis of Kershaw's study is that it was not Hitler's personality, per se, or his radical Nazi ideology that were ...

A 14 page overview of Hitler's impact on the international system. Hitler convinced the German people that his intent was to improve German economics. His real intent was to overthrow the world. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A paper which looks at the impact of the second wave of feminism on the lives of Irish women over the past forty years, and how this has been affected by social, political and economic factors within Ireland, Britain and Europe. Bibliography lists 6 sources

In 1920 the French and British were granted mandates governing countries in the Middle East, France gaining Syria and Lebanon and Britain Palestine and Iraq. This 5 page paper considers the French and British interests in the region and the reasons behind the formation and administration of a mandate system by the League of Nations. ...

A 7 page review of Richard Bessel's work "Life in the Third Reich." No additional sources cited.

In the years following the Second World War France and Germany forged a political friendship which was sealed with the Elysee Treaty and helped create the foundation for the current European Union. This 8 page paper considers why this alliance is not long effective. The paper looks at events external to France and Germany as ...

This 3 page paper discusses the relationship among Diana's death, Oedipus Rex and the assassination of JFK. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of the development of foreign trade and the European Union (EU). The initiation of the Euro, a single currency, has shifted perspectives in the financial markets and redefined trade elements through the distinct directives under the European Union. Though the participating countries have had to meet ...

This 3 page paper is a brief overview of the leaders of the Soviet Union from Leonid Brezhnev through Mikhail Gorbachev. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper gives an example of how to write an abstract for a project on the Holocaust. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Belgium and the way in which Spanish immigrants react to the culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the affects that bauxite and sugar cane has had upon immigration in Guyana. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses the atrocities committed in the Congo under the colonial rule of King Leopold of Belgium as reported in Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost (1998). No additional sources cited.